Mexican Liga BBVA MX

Cruz Azul vs Tigres UANL, 2023-24 Liga BBVA MX, Torneo Clausura

· Mexican Liga BBVA MX
Cruz Azul
  • 83': Diego Reyes (OG)
  • Red Card 90'+4': Willer Ditta
FT
1 - 0
Tigres UANL
  • Red Card 90'+3': Eduardo Tercero

About

Cruz Azul are hosting Tigres UANL at Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes, Mexico City, Mexico, starting on . The match is a part of the Mexican Liga BBVA MX.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Corner, Tigres. Conceded by Gonzalo Piovi.
  • 2': Offside, Tigres. Fernando Gorriarán is caught offside.
  • 4': Attempt missed. Carlos Rotondi (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alexis Gutiérrez.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Ángel Sepúlveda (Cruz Azul) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Willer Ditta with a cross.
  • 7': Hand ball by Carlos Rodríguez (Cruz Azul).
  • 10': Attempt missed. Ángel Sepúlveda (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Uriel Antuna with a cross.
  • 11': Hand ball by Carlos Rodríguez (Cruz Azul).
  • 12': Attempt missed. Gonzalo Piovi (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is too high.
  • 13': Attempt missed. Rodrigo Huescas (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 15': Foul by Fernando Gorriarán (Tigres).
  • 15': Rodrigo Huescas (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Attempt saved. Carlos Rodríguez (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexis Gutiérrez.
  • 16': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Nahuel Guzmán.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Gonzalo Piovi (Cruz Azul) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Carlos Rodríguez with a cross following a corner.
  • 17': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Juan Purata.
  • 18': Attempt missed. Ángel Sepúlveda (Cruz Azul) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alexis Gutiérrez with a cross following a corner.
  • 20': Foul by Ángel Sepúlveda (Cruz Azul).
  • 20': Juan Purata (Tigres) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Attempt missed. Carlos Rotondi (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Uriel Antuna with a cross.
  • 23': Delay in match because of an injury Jesús Angulo (Tigres).
  • 24': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 27': Corner, Tigres. Conceded by Gonzalo Piovi.
  • 27': Delay in match because of an injury Gonzalo Piovi (Cruz Azul).
  • 28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 28': Attempt saved. Ozziel Herrera (Tigres) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Diego Lainez with a cross.
  • 32': Fernando Gorriarán (Tigres) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 32': Foul by Willer Ditta (Cruz Azul).
  • 32': Attempt missed. Ozziel Herrera (Tigres) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Diego Lainez with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 32': Corner, Tigres. Conceded by Willer Ditta.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Diego Lainez (Tigres) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Juan Brunetta following a fast break.
  • 40': Offside, Cruz Azul. Ángel Sepúlveda is caught offside.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Ozziel Herrera (Tigres) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Juan Brunetta.
  • 42': Attempt blocked. André-Pierre Gignac (Tigres) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Juan Brunetta.
  • 42': Corner, Tigres. Conceded by Willer Ditta.
  • 43': Attempt blocked. Carlos Rotondi (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gonzalo Piovi.
  • 44': Foul by Juan Brunetta (Tigres).
  • 44': Érik Lira (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Uriel Antuna (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Lorenzo Faravelli.
  • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Faravelli (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rodrigo Huescas.
  • 45'+2': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Samir.
  • 45'+3': Attempt missed. Carlos Rotondi (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gonzalo Piovi.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Cruz Azul 0, Tigres 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Cruz Azul 0, Tigres 0.
  • 47': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Juan Purata.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Carlos Rodríguez (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 57': Attempt saved. Uriel Antuna (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gonzalo Piovi.
  • 57': Attempt blocked. Ángel Sepúlveda (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
  • 57': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Juan Purata.
  • 58': Attempt saved. Alexis Gutiérrez (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Gonzalo Piovi with a through ball.
  • 58': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Nahuel Guzmán.
  • 61': Foul by Ángel Sepúlveda (Cruz Azul).
  • 61': Nahuel Guzmán (Tigres) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Delay in match because of an injury Nahuel Guzmán (Tigres).
  • 61': Substitution, Tigres. Marcelo Flores replaces Diego Lainez.
  • 62': Substitution, Tigres. Juan Vigón replaces Fernando Gorriarán.
  • 62': Substitution, Tigres. Sebastián Córdova replaces Juan Brunetta.
  • 62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Rodrigo Huescas (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 65': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Juan Purata.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Ángel Sepúlveda (Cruz Azul) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Alexis Gutiérrez with a cross following a corner.
  • 66': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Faravelli (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 66': Foul by Lorenzo Faravelli (Cruz Azul).
  • 66': Sebastián Córdova (Tigres) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Attempt missed. André-Pierre Gignac (Tigres) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jesús Garza with a cross.
  • 69': Carlos Rotondi (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Foul by Sebastián Córdova (Tigres).
  • 70': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Marcelo Flores.
  • 71': Attempt saved. Ángel Sepúlveda (Cruz Azul) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Carlos Rodríguez with a cross.
  • 73': Attempt saved. Uriel Antuna (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Carlos Rotondi.
  • 73': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Nahuel Guzmán.
  • 74': Foul by Sebastián Córdova (Tigres).
  • 74': Érik Lira (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Substitution, Tigres. Diego Reyes replaces Jesús Angulo.
  • 75': Alexis Gutiérrez (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Foul by Juan Purata (Tigres).
  • 75': Juan Purata (Tigres) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 77': Foul by André-Pierre Gignac (Tigres).
  • 77': Érik Lira (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 77': André-Pierre Gignac (Tigres) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 79': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Ignacio Rivero replaces Lorenzo Faravelli.
  • 79': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Mateo Levy replaces Ángel Sepúlveda.
  • 79': Substitution, Tigres. Eduardo Tercero replaces Jesús Garza.
  • 79': Foul by Ozziel Herrera (Tigres).
  • 79': Willer Ditta (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Ozziel Herrera (Tigres) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 81': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Diego Reyes.
  • 83': Own Goal by Diego Reyes, Tigres. Cruz Azul 1, Tigres 0.
  • 84': Alexis Gutiérrez (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 84': Foul by Eduardo Tercero (Tigres).
  • 88': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Carlos Salcedo replaces Alexis Gutiérrez.
  • 88': Nahuel Guzmán (Tigres) is shown the yellow card.
  • 89': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Amaury Morales replaces Uriel Antuna.
  • 89': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Camilo Cándido replaces Carlos Rotondi.
  • 90': Corner, Tigres. Conceded by Gonzalo Piovi.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Juan Purata (Tigres).
  • 90'+1': Kevin Mier (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Willer Ditta (Cruz Azul) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Mateo Levy (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Érik Lira.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Ignacio Rivero (Cruz Azul).
  • 90'+3': Juan Vigón (Tigres) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Eduardo Tercero (Tigres) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
  • 90'+3': Carlos Rodríguez (Cruz Azul) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+4': Willer Ditta (Cruz Azul) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
  • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Cruz Azul 1, Tigres 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Cruz Azul 1, Tigres 0.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 7
4 Yellow Cards 2
1 Red Cards 1
1 Offsides 1
5 Corner Kicks 10
6 Saves 1
33.8 Possession 66.2
6 SHOTS 23
1 ON GOAL 6
0.2 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
210 Accurate Passes 488
283 Passes 556
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
3 Accurate Crosses 9
9 Crosses 25
0.3 Cross % 0.4
55 Long Balls 72
21 Accurate Long Balls 48
0.4 Long Balls % 0.7
1 Blocked Shots 5
5 Effective Tackles 9
12 Tackles 13
0.4 Tackle % 0.7
9 Interceptions 8
24 Effective Clearances 12
24 Clearances 12

Game Information

Competition: Mexican Liga BBVA MX

Venue: Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes
Location: Mexico City, Mexico
Attendance: 25,755

Liga MX Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Toluca 17 +19 37
2 América 17 +24 34
3 Cruz Azul 17 +10 33
4 Tigres UANL 17 +10 33
Full Table

Line-Ups

CAZ Cruz Azul (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
23 Kevin Mier (GK)
6 Erik Lira
33 Gonzalo Piovi
4 Willer Ditta Yellow Card
19 Carlos Rodríguez Yellow Card
8 Lorenzo Faravelli
29 Rodolfo Rotondi
18 Rodrigo Huescas
9 Ángel Sepúlveda
14 Alexis Gutierrez
7 Uriel Antuna
Cruz Azul Substitutes:
Ignacio Rivero, Camilo Cándido, Carlos Vargas, Andrés Gudiño, Amaury Morales, Carlos Salcedo, Mateo Levy, Jorge García, Mauro Zaleta, Rafael Guerrero.

UANL Tigres UANL (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Nahuel Guzmán (GK) Yellow Card
3 Samir
4 Juanjo Purata Yellow Card
27 Jesús Angulo
14 Jesús Garza
11 Juan Brunetta
8 Fernando Gorriarán
5 Rafael Carioca
10 André-Pierre Gignac Yellow Card
16 Diego Lainez
29 Ozziel Herrera Yellow Card
Tigres UANL Substitutes:
Eduardo Tercero, Fernando Ordóñez, Sebastián Córdova, Diego Sánchez, Marcelo Flores, Carlos Rodríguez, Diego Reyes, Nicolás Ibáñez, Juan Pablo Vigón, Sebastián Fierro.

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